[momzpeachy]

Hi all

Well a quick update on how things are going. We went to the Neurologist who ordered an MRI and an EEG to look for seizures. She is pretty certain that my daughter is having them but they are hard to detect. But looking at what all of us are seeing including teachers and even my daughter it seems verylikely that she is having them.

Also the neurologist diagnosed her with Asperger's. Now the neuropsychologist has diagnosed her with nonverbal learning disability The neuropsych said though that asperger's should strongly be considered. So we aren't exactly sure...she may have both from what we are told. Also she was diagnosed with depression and we have been referred to a psychiatrist for an evaluation. We are also asking the psychiatrist to give a diagnosis of either asperger's or NLD...or both. We would like to know which it is so we know how to get her hte help she needs. It seems as though both are pretty similar and requires the same kind of treatment. Some things may be handled a bit differently so it would be improtant to know in the long run. We have also notified the school and asked for them to do an evaluation but I don't think we're going to get any help from them. I think they've been hiding this for years but because she "got good grades", they didn't feel she had a disability. But from what we see with both asperger's and NLD...having good grades doesn't matter...they still need help in other areas.

So, we're gonna put up a fight and try to get her help. She has been a handful and I do feel bad because I have been getting frustrated with her for years. I wish I would've known what was really going on.

Take care...enjoy the weekend.